Gettsburg marks 150 years since battle

Steve Stephens | DispatchMore than 200,000 visitors are expected in Gettysburg June 28 through July 7 to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the biggest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The view from Little Round Top shows the landscape that would have been seen by Union defenders.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchThe Brafferton Inn, which offers comfortable guest rooms, is one of the oldest structures in Gettysburg.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchAbraham Lincoln disembarked at this station before delivering his Gettysburg Address.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchAbraham Lincoln directs a tourist to the room in which he lodged the night before the Gettysburg Address.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchThe Adams County Courthouse was less than a decade old when the Battle of Gettysburg raged here.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchThe Adams County Courthouse was less than a decade old when the Battle of Gettysburg raged here.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchAbraham Lincoln directs a tourist to the room in which he lodged the night before the Gettysburg Address.Request to buy this photo

Steve Stephens | DispatchVisitors pose with a life-sized statue of Abe Lincoln outside the Gettysburg National Military Park museum.Request to buy this photo

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